A senior leader of the United Front of Assam (ULFA), who surrendered with Assam authority on Tuesday, has accused that Nepal is turning into an operation base for this militant group, which is in armed conflict against India.

According to Indian media reports, Ghanakanta Bora and his wife Tulsi, both senior leaders of the outfit have said that the ULFA set up some bases in Nepal with the help of Maoists and the outfit was preparing to shift a large number of cadres and leaders to Nepal.

Reports say, the husband-wife duo, along with their five-year-old son Kiran Koirala, were based in Nepal before surrendering.

“We have been in touch with Maoist groups in Nepal and procuring arms, ammunition, and explosives for the ULFA,” media quoted Bora as saying on the sidelines of the surrender ceremony.

ULFA’s think-tank is learnt to have decided to shift their bases to Nepal after Myanmar, Bangladesh and Bhutan tightened security against them.

The outfit group was based in Bhutan until December 2003 when Bhutan-India launched joint operation against them. India said the group shifted its bases to Myanmar , while a number of their top leaders were reportedly sheltered in Bangladesh .